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VIA Releases PadLock VPN Utility for Encrypted Networking
Flexibility
Latest downloadable utility from VIA enables high-speed
power-efficient AES encryption on Virtual Private Networks
utilizing the VIA PadLock ACE
Taipei, Taiwan, November 11th 2004 - VIA Technologies,
Inc., a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip
technologies and PC platform solutions, today made available
the VIA PadLock VPN utility, a new security application
that enables Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to utilize
the advanced encryption capabilities of the VIA PadLock
ACE (Advanced Cryptography Engine) for extending secure
networks over the Internet.
The VIA PadLock VPN utility, the latest addition to
the VIA PadLock Software Security Suite, allows networking
software developers to combine Internet Protocol security
and VPN technology with the powerful AES hardware encryption
capabilities of the VIA PadLock ACE in gateways based
on C5P Nehemiah core VIA processors. This not only allows
users to implement secure site to site links between
networks, it can also act as a client/server system
to implement secure access between roaming users and
a network.
“Fast and effective data encryption over VPNs is an
increasingly important requirement for telecommuters,
traveling executives and other mobile workers needing
to tap into their networks when out of the office,”
said Werner du Plessis, Security Project Marketing Manager,
VIA Technologies Inc. “With the VIA PadLock VPN, the
boundaries of conventional network topologies can be
significantly extended while maintaining vital security
levels.”
The VIA PadLock ACE, a key element of the VIA PadLock
Hardware Security Suite integrated into VIA C5P Nehemiah
core processors, features a powerful AES encryption
engine that can encrypt or decrypt data at a sustained
rate of 12.8 Gb/s with low draw on processor power.
The result is virtually transparent encryption/decryption,
leaving more of the system’s resources for other tasks
such as digital entertainment. Security applications
can therefore be done in the background with practically
no impact on normal program execution.
“Security is a vital part of any VPN and is an increasingly
important issue as more businesses and households look
for ways to extend their networks,” commented Justin
Hsu, Head of Software Development, VIA Technologies,
Inc. “The VIA PadLock Hardware Security Suite enables
highly reliable, power-efficient and fanless networking
devices with high speed encryption, that are at the
forefront of new applications such as ultra secure gateways
and servers.”
The VIA PadLock VPN utility is available for download
from VIAArena.com.
As part of the VIA
PadLock Software Security Suite, VIA also provides
the VIA PadLock Tru-Delete, the VIA PadLock SDK and
the VIA
PadLock ZIP utility with accompanying source codes
as free downloads for developers to use as a resource
in integrating support for the VIA PadLock Hardware
Security Suite.
Additional programming resources for the VIA PadLock
Hardware Security Suite, such as the VIA PadLock RNG
and VIA PadLock ACE programming guides developed by
Centaur Technologies, VIA’s processor design team can
be found on the VIA
website.
About the VIA PadLock Security Initiative
Comprising the VIA
PadLock Hardware Security Suite and VIA
PadLock Software Security Suite, the VIA PadLock
Security Initiative is focused on providing key hardware
and application level security building blocks that
can be easily integrated into any computing and communications
infrastructure.
The VIA PadLock Hardware Security Suite is integrated
into VIA C5P Nehemiah core processors and features the
VIA PadLock RNG for high quality key generation and
the VIA PadLock ACE (Advanced Encryption Engine) for
high speed performance of the US government approved
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The VIA PadLock
Software Security Suite consists of the VIA PadLock
VPN, VIA PadLock ZIP and the VIA PadLock Tru-Delete
utilities, the VIA PadLock SDK and accompanying source
codes.
More information on the VIA PadLock Security Initiative
may be found at the VIA website: http://www.via.com.tw/en/padlock/padlock_initiative.jsp
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